Gregory Clark, was a Canadian war veteran, journalist, and humourist. A reporter for the Toronto Star from 1911 through 1946, Clark gained fame in Canada for his coverage of various news events of the 1920s and 1930s, and particularly for his front-line coverage of World War II. He also began writing a popular humour column in the 1930s, which continued after he left the Star and was widely syndicated throughout Canada into the early 1970s.
Greg Clark, circa 1935
Clark with friend and collaborator, cartoonist Jimmy Frise
The Toronto Star is a Canadian English-language broadsheet daily newspaper. It is owned by Toronto Star Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary of Torstar Corporation and part of Torstar's Daily News Brands division.
Front page of the January 23, 2013, edition of the Toronto Star
Joseph E. Atkinson, c. 1910s. The Star became Toronto's largest newspaper under his leadership.
Front page of the Star in 1922, covering Frederick Banting's accomplishments with insulin.
A Canada Post mailbox next to an empty Toronto Star vending box.